Climate and the Water, Energy, Food Nexus

Overview

This workshop will explore how climate change impacts the availability of our most important resources of water, energy and food as well as their relationship to one another.

Activities
  1. Opening discussion
  2. DIY experiment: Ocean acidification experiment.
  3. Introductory presentation.
  4. Climate change game developed by the Swedish National Knowledge Center for Climate Change Adaptation at SMHI, together with Linköping university and high school teachers.
  5. Discussion and debrief after the game.
Topics Addressed
  1. Climate Change
  2. Carbon footprint
  3. Carbon budget
  4. Global warming
  5. Food security
  6. WEF Nexus
  7. Sustainable production and consumption
Learning Outcomes
  1. Understand climate change mitigation and adaptation
  2. Recognize the connection between climate change and availability of water & food
  3. Recognize the important role of policy makers and the difficulty of the decisions
  4. Perceive the WEF Nexus as an interconnected system rather than silos
Education Program
Online Programs
Cost
  • 35 AED per student
  • > 10-20 participants
  • 2 hours

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